Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Introduction to the verb espoliner
The English translation of the French verb espoliner is “to spoil” or “to waste.” It is pronounced as “es-pol-ee-nay.”
Espoliner originates from the Old French word “espoulenier,” which means “to pillage” or “to rob.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that would have occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of espoliner being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il avait peur que tu eusses espoliné tous ses efforts. (He was afraid that you had spoiled all his efforts.)
- Je craignais qu’elle eût espoliné sa chance de réussir. (I was worried that she had wasted her chance to succeed.)
- Nous étions déçus qu’ils eussent espoliné le dîner en ne venant pas. (We were disappointed that they had spoiled dinner by not showing up.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of espoliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse espoliné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse espoliné. | I wish I had moved quickly. |
tu | eusses espoliné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses espoliné. | I wish you had moved quickly. |
il | eût espoliné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût espoliné. | I wish he had moved quickly. |
elle | eût espoliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût espoliné. | I wish she had moved quickly. |
on | eût espoliné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût espoliné. | I wish one had moved quickly. |
nous | eussions espoliné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions espoliné. | I wish we had moved quickly. |
vous | eussiez espoliné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez espoliné. | I wish you had moved quickly. |
ils | eussent espoliné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent espoliné. | I wish they had moved quickly. |
elles | eussent espoliné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent espoliné. | I wish they had moved quickly. |
Other Conjugations for Espoliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
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Espoliner – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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